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How to use lame in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, verb, noun

Lame means unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs. Example: “With the years, this horse has little by little gone lame.”

Examples of lame by meaning

adjectiveUnable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

  • With the years, this horse has little by little gone lame.

adjectiveUnconvincing or unbelievable.

  • He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.

adjectiveUncool, uninteresting, or unfunny.

  • He kept telling these extremely lame jokes all night.

verbTo cause (a person or animal) to become lame.

  • Now her soul felt lamed in itself.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 6, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

nounA stupid or undesirable person.

  • You lames tryna clone my style and run wit it.2011, Lil' Kim, “Black Friday”

nounA thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of armor.

  • This rim involved a raised rolled edge on the rerebrace that was inserted into a raised lip on the lower lame of the pauldron.2013, Paul F Walker, History of Armour 1100-1700, Crowood, →ISBN

More sentences with lame

  • Infantile paralysis left him lame for the rest of his life.From the entry leave
  • Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.From the entry presidency
  • My costume last Halloween was pretty lame, but this time I'm really going to go ham.From the entry go ham
  • Congressman Jones was a lame duck and did not vote on many issues that were important to his constituents.From the entry lame duck
  • I hope these questions don't sound completely knuckleheadish and lame.From the entry knuckleheadish
  • I swear "Hitler as wholesome chungus ethno-pluralist" is the lamest historical revision ever.2024 May 11, @WolfgangHutter2, Twitter. From the entry chungus
  • In your face!” “Last time I checked, that was very lame.” (humming) “Why would you dance?2020 August 27, Ann Kim, “Moist Vessel” (3:53 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Beckett Mariner…. From the entry danceable
  • In contrast, the laming of a body part doesn't incapacitate one's ability to make spiritual progress.2016, Bob Sorge, The Chastening of The Lord. From the entry laming
  • What a lame, I just went back to the Dice servers.2014 May 10, hyperpowder, “Badmins are even worse in this game.”, in GameFAQs. From the entry badmin
  • He told me Rosie rides horses at her uncle’s ranch, so I said “Cool!,” which was lame.2012, Juliet Bell, Kepler’s Dream, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN. From the entry cowkid
  • Chicken sale, foodsies, and workshops, oh my! ..haha k, I'm done being lame.2012 December 3, Regina Alejo, “HAWAII CLUB WEEK 10: CHICKEN SALE, POTLUCK, LUAU, STUDY HOURS, T-SHIRTS”, in Hawai'i Club - Na 'Opio O Ka…. From the entry foodsies
  • After the lame break dancer, Chris, Lance and Bulldog were up.2010, Shirlee Fender, Rail Killers, page 135. From the entry break dancer
  • It's a lame teen horror flick starring nobody of note but Rumer Willis and Audrina Patridge.2009 September 12, Twitchell [username] (quoting Foster Kamer of Gawker), “Twilight: New Moon Trailer Leaks To Internet, Teenage Girl…. From the entry stalkette
  • She would feel ridiculous slinking around in clinging lame dresses and teeteringly high heels, playing the seductress.2008, Suzanne White, The New Chinese Astrology. From the entry teeteringly
  • See, there are always going to be totally lame zods, and then those zods have children.2008, Laura Ross, The Valley Girl Turns 40, New York, N.Y.; Bloomington, I.N.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 110. From the entry zod
  • It might seem a bit geeky, potentially anoraky and sort of lame.2004, Rowan Coleman, River Deep, page 34. From the entry anoraky
  • The shoulders were protected by pauldrons of lames, overlapping from the bottom up.2000, Harold Leslie Peterson, Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 120. From the entry brayette
  • I know I sound real lame, but I can get good if someone gets me starteD!1995 December 2, warrior [username], “Hey..could you all read this??”, in tw.bbs.comp.hacker (Usenet). From the entry l8z
  • Yes, some PCers think Amiga is lame, some Amigaers think the PC is lame.1994 June 16, (Jare/Iguana), “PC Demos”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 Aug 2026. From the entry Amigaer
  • She has been trying everything (wedge pads, bar shoes, etc.) and he is still dead lame.1993 January 8, Penny E. Breyer, “Net wisdom needed on nerving”, in rec.equestrian (Usenet), archived from the original on 21 Aug 2025. From the entry nerve
  • We're not talking about a lame chick and a gnarly guy.1981, Dan Jenkins, Baja Oklahoma, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum Books, ISBN 978-0-689-11173-0; reprinted New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, 1982…. From the entry gnarly
  • Holt of West Virginia will be his baby rival briefly, but Rush is a lame duck.1940 October 22, Charles P. Stewart, “Washington At A Glance”, in The Evening Independent, volume LXXIV, number 130, Massillon, Oh., page…. From the entry baby
  • Or Aunt Rosamund, with her perpetual rescuings of lost dogs, lame horses, and penniless musicians?1917, John Galsworthy, Beyond. From the entry rescuing
  • There, captured in the wonderglow, sterilized and motionless, were all the things that had ravaged him and finally left him lame.2019, James Webb, Fields of Fire. From the entry wonderglow
  • In electric fencing, foil and saber fencers wear lames, which are thin outer jackets that cover their target areas.2009, Suzanne Slade, “Electric Fencing: Get Hooked Up”, in Fencing for Fun!, Mankato, Minn.: Compass Point Books, →ISBN, pages 30–31. From the entry box
  • Lames are made from fabric that conducts electricity.2009, Suzanne Slade, “Electric Fencing: Get Hooked Up”, in Fencing for Fun!, Mankato, Minn.: Compass Point Books, →ISBN, pages 30–31. From the entry box
  • The producers do their best to edit bland events into comic minibites, but those mostly look lame and forced.2008 June 14, Alessandra Stanley, “The Latest Candidates for an Image Makeover”, in New York Times. From the entry minibite
  • Making things difficult for copy-pasters is just lame.2003 October 8, ...JAG, “Re: Website question”, in rec.juggling (Usenet). From the entry copy-paster
  • How DO you make being lame so efficient?2000 February 16, Father H. J. O'Blivion, Dkr. KOF, “Knighthood in Cyberspace?”, in alt.culture.knights (Usenet), archived from the…. From the entry shlurp
  • You are nothing but lamer daddie's boys and girls who needed something to be, now that Bon Jovi is not 'in.'1995 April 10, root@phish.sux.com, “***PHISH PHUCKING SUX!******”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Sep 2025. From the entry daddie's boy
  • Madouc was neither pleased nor impressed by Prince Bittern’s mannerisms, and remained pointedly unresponsive to his lame jocularities.1989, Jack Vance, chapter 4, in Madouc. From the entry jocularity
  • Suddenly he had levered himself up from the sofa, rocking the lame man violently, and was walking towards the receptionist.1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Vintage International, published 2001, Part Two, Chapter 1. From the entry lever
  • Braconnière; tuille tassets, with six indicated lames.1927, Arms & Armour of Archduke Eugen. From the entry braconnière
  • Your “Hear me outs” are lame!2024 April 30, Atomik141, Reddit. From the entry hear me out

Meaning of lame

  1. adjective Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
  2. adjective That cannot be moved properly.
  3. adjective Physically disabled.

Full definition of lame

Questions about lame in a sentence

How do you use lame in a sentence?
Lame is used as an adjective, verb and noun. For example: “With the years, this horse has little by little gone lame.”
What is a short sentence with lame?
“Your “Hear me outs” are lame!”
What does lame mean?
Lame means unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

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